Paolo Buffa

(Italian, 1903–1970)

Paolo Buffa was an Italian architect and designer best known for his designs of mid-century furniture. Characterized by a melding of tradition and modernity, he used a combination of low-profile, rectilinear, and hardwood forms to produce his most classic pieces. Born in 1903 in Milan, Italy, Buffa studied at the Polytechnic Institute of Milan before working for the prominent Italian architect and designer Gio Ponti. After opening a firm with his frequent collaborator Antonio Cassi Ramelli, Buffa's career grew in critical and commercial acclaim. The designer’s oeuvre includes exhibitions at the 1948 Salon des Artistes Decorateur in Paris. Before his death in 1970 in Milan, Italy, Buffa had been named one of the most important designers in the country.

Paolo Buffa Artworks

Paolo Buffa (1,857 results)
Console

Paolo Buffa

Console

Sale Date: March 20, 2008

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Tavolo da pranzo, 1950

Paolo Buffa

Tavolo da pranzo, 1950

Sale Date: March 20, 2008

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Mobile bar, 1940

Paolo Buffa

Mobile bar, 1940

Sale Date: November 16, 2010

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Poltrone (set of 4), 1940

Paolo Buffa

Poltrone (set of 4), 1940

Sale Date: November 16, 2010

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Interno

Paolo Buffa

Interno

Sale Date: December 15, 2010

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Mobile bar

Paolo Buffa

Mobile bar

Sale Date: December 15, 2010

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Divano

Paolo Buffa

Divano

Sale Date: December 15, 2010

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Pouf

Paolo Buffa

Pouf

Sale Date: December 15, 2010

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Poltrone

Paolo Buffa

Poltrone

Sale Date: December 15, 2010

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Trumeau, 1950

Paolo Buffa

Trumeau, 1950

Sale Date: December 15, 2010

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Tavolo, 1950

Paolo Buffa

Tavolo, 1950

Sale Date: December 15, 2010

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Specchio, 1940–1942

Paolo Buffa

Specchio, 1940–1942

Sale Date: December 15, 2010

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A side cabinet, 1940–1949

Attributed to Paolo Buffa

A side cabinet, 1940–1949

Sale Date: November 9, 2010

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Poltrone (pair), 1955

Paolo Buffa

Poltrone (pair), 1955

Sale Date: October 25, 2010

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Tavolo, 1939–1940

Paolo Buffa

Tavolo, 1939–1940

Sale Date: October 25, 2010

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Console, 1939

Paolo Buffa

Console, 1939

Sale Date: October 12, 2010

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Standard lamp, 1935

Paolo Buffa

Standard lamp, 1935

Sale Date: September 22, 2010

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Suite de six chaises (set of 6), 1955

Attributed to Paolo Buffa

Suite de six chaises (set of 6), 1955

Sale Date: June 14, 2010

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Cabinet, 1950–1959

Giovanni Garibaldi and Paolo Buffa

Cabinet, 1950–1959

Sale Date: June 30, 2010

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Hiboard, 1950

Paolo Buffa

Hiboard, 1950

Sale Date: June 15, 2010

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Low table, 1946

Paolo Buffa

Low table, 1946

Sale Date: June 9, 2010

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Cabinet, 1940

Paolo Buffa

Cabinet, 1940

Sale Date: June 8, 2010

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Desk chair, 1950

Paolo Buffa

Desk chair, 1950

Sale Date: June 15, 2010

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Paire de grands fauteuils, 1952

Paolo Buffa

Paire de grands fauteuils, 1952

Sale Date: April 27, 2010

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